Odometers

To fix a mileage reset odometer in a 1995 Ford Ranger, you typically need to access the instrument cluster. Begin by removing the dashboard cover and the screws securing the cluster. Once you have access, inspect the odometer gears for any damage or misalignment; if necessary, replace them. After making repairs, reassemble the cluster and reconnect it to ensure the odometer functions properly. If issues persist, consider consulting a professional or referring to the vehicle's service manual for further guidance.

If both odometer and speedometer are not working I would blame the vehicle speed sensor. If just the odometer isn't working the gauge cluster assembly needs to be replaced with a reconditioned one.

The odometer on a 96 Ford Explorer is tied into the speedometer. If the speedometer is working then there is a gear problem inside of the speedometer causing the odometer to not work.

That probably indicates that the battery is not fully charged.

Just took my 1996 Camry to the Toyota dealership, my odometer was clicking off 1.6 miles for every road mile. I was informed that my speedometer was reading 70mph and actual was 67 mph (not bad). The fix is a $500 odometer cluster per the dealership. It is the 2nd one the dealership has a record of going bad. It is not a high failure part. Consider yourself one of the lucky folks that may end up withh a million mile Camry.

Check the fuse in the fuse box; Also check to see if your speedometer cable snapped, this will cause the odometer to stop working as well

If your speedometer is still working and just the odometer has stopped, the most likely problem is a little plastic drive gear in the instrument cluster. This is the most common problem with many makes of cars. If you are handy you can buy a replacement gear on Ebay for a few dollars and replace it yourself. Otherwise take the vehicle to an instrument repair shop. This problem usually occurs if you reset your odometer while travelling, it breaks a tooth off the little gear.

That is just a mark left by the manufacturing of the dash panel. It is not an indicator of anything on the Jeep.

Chances are that you've got:

- a fuse blown.....

- or the cars computers not getting enough current to keep the backup running

or more likely.. is you cars radio not the original one.. or has work been done on the radio... there is an extra wire that is used to keep a constant low current flow things like the radio and trip meter ... some radios may require more power than it can provide alone... or the radio had been miss wired... or your cars batter is really low (maybe dead cell)...

other than that get an auto shop or the dealer to scan the ECU for error codes.

Most of the time, the speedometer cable breaks, and you replace it. The best way to find out, is to unscrew it from the transmission, and see if you can pull the cable out from the casing. If it checks out to be good, then it will be the drive gear inside the transmission, or the speedometer itself.

Zhang Heng invented the first seismograph and also remade the calender so that the seasons were aligned.

There isn't a separate computer for just the odometer. Attached to the firewall behind the coolant bottle is the main computer. There are 3 cables that plug into the front of the computer and the odometer is in there. When you buy a new or refurbished computer for your jeep you need the vin number and the odometer reading so the computer can be programmed for your jeep. Meaning the odometer reading is in the main computer

5280

The manual sez that the odometer lamp is a '73' but offers no help on how to replace it.

If the speedo il ok but the odometer doesn't work, take it to a speedo shop as the problem is in the speedo.

the problem is likely in the guage cluster itself because you are getting a good signal from the senser to make the speedo work

There isn't an odometer light on an Alero, the digital readout is a VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) which is self illuminating. The reason your odometer is out is most likely a blown resistor/resistors or cold solder joints on a resistor. Do a web search for "odometer resistor" and you should find enough info to fix this yourself. Since yours is an Alero probably any gm (grand am, impala, malibu...)with a digital readout will have a similar fix. On your Alero, take the board off the back of the gauge cluster, there should be 3 resistors just to the left of the odometer display. They look like little brown rods about 1/4-3/8" long with silver ends. If any of them are burnt or missing that would be your problem. On my alero they are 180 ohm and probably 1 Watt or so. You can remove all three and replace them with one 60 ohm 5watt power resistor.

Unless you can find a rebuilder on the web then you can have the dealership send it off for repair. You could also look for one at a junk yard.

better off talking to an instrument specialist. As far as I'm aware the only way to change the odo (once it's gone past 100km) is to "pulse" the cluster so it thinks you're going really fast forwards. Then when it passes 999999km it will go back to 000000.

My friend bought a 1991 Trofeo with a dead guage cluster. After some Google research he just changed out a capacitor on his gauge cluster (IPC) and it made it work again. The odometer then showed "Error" so he changed the BCM (Body Control Module) and it then read 149356 which could be the mileage of the replacement BCM. We aren't sure what the real mileage is so I can't say if 149356 is correct but at least it is not reading error anymore. The BCM from a junkyard was $70.

Yes - the odometer will register miles travelled while towing a trailer etc. The odometer is linked to the towing vehicle's wheels - not the trailer's.

To measure distance traveled.

No, I do not believe it does.

An odometer is a device for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle. By binary we mean two.

The problem with mine was a small (blue) gear driven by a motor in the speedo cluster. the gear had a few stripped teeth which caused the odo to stop working.

The problem I have is that to get repaired I have to take to a instrument repairer who won't sell me the part (and will charge me $125 Aussie dollars to fix.

The gear is plastic and worth about 20 cents.

Dave